Need some help with my model railroad here.?

Question

I want to find a good, inexpensive, yet still reliable, model railroad design. I have 2 sheets of 4x8 plywood, I believe, I haven't measured the other piece of plywood yet. I also have like, at least a hundred or more pieces of track to work with. It NEEDS to be DC. There's also 2 pieces of foam I have. I want to use both sheets of plywood. I will take any design that'll fit into a medium-sized room. I also have 6 engines, 15 or so freight cars, 5 passenger cars, and some assorted scenery along with buildings. Thanks to those who may be reading this, and possibly, answering because this is THE longest question I have asked.

Just measured the other sheet of plywood. it's like, 10x14, I belive. I'm hoping to make a little yard for my layout, been experimenting with different combos, VERY hard to find the right one. Thanks for reading my queestion again.

Another thing, I'm modeling in HO scale.

Answer 1

You can read books and you can view videos, but one of the most informative sources of information is to check the current and back issues of model train magazines and for really personal attention check out and become a forumite on one or more of these depending upon what RR scale you are modeling in:
http://www.the-gauge.com/index.php?

http://www.3rdrail.com/cgi-local/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi

http://www.trains.com/trc/cs/forums/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=8

http://www.trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/1/434295/ShowPost.aspx#434295

http://www.trains.com/TRC/CS/forums/

and my favorite since I model O gauge:
http://ogaugerr.infopop.cc/eve/forums

Answer 2

This is the site you need. It is the National Model Railroad Association of America's site. They have information on layouts. I'm sure they would be more than happy to help another railroad enthusiast.
http://www.nmra.com/

Answer 3

This looks like it could help a little
http://www.model-train-help.com/sample-pages.html


http://www.housatonicrr.com/yard_des.html

http://www.hrtrains.com/classnotes13.html

Well this will give a little of starting information. Go to your local library I bet you will find lots of ideas there.